Apple II Game: Mystery House (1980 On-Line Systems)

As featured in Game Informer's magazine section of Early Innovators, decided to do this game.
The first text-based computer game with graphics which is also the first Graphical Adventure game which inspired games like King's Quest and Myst.
A group of people have been invited to an old house. As notes and bodies start to appear in the rooms it soon becomes clear that there is a murderer in the group. The aim in the game is to find the murderer and escape with a treasure from the house.

Note: We don't do text-based games. We did this game because it's part of video game history.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• Apple II
• Text-based
• Mystery game
• graphical adventure
• On-Line Systems
• 1980

[bluemountain555]

Various questions and comments (spoilers):

1. Joe, the Gravedigger, can be found in the cemetery behind the gate. He's also alive along with Daisy. What is his purpose? If you enter the grave, he will kill you burying you. You can kill Joe using the dagger.

2. If you attempt to kill Daisy using the dagger instead of the gun, Daisy will kill you.

3. That note about 7-6=1 is incorrect because including the player, there's 8 people.

4. Not putting the fire out or lighting the stove is fatal.

[imairborne123]

I still play prince of Persia classic :3

[DavidFullam]

Amazing how far we have advanced.